Thursday, January 2, 1997
Avellino, Avellino (Italy)
It's against the rules to go anywhere alone, but I decided to take a trip to the town where Grammy's family comes from: Avellino. Other people only wanted to go to Rome, so I went with other guys to the Napoli Train Station and then broke away from the group. I looked around until I found a sign for Avellino - it really wasn't that hard - and found the tickets weren't that expensive, either. Left Naples around 1200 and made it to Avellino in about an hour. Got off at a square in the middle of town and discovered that everything was closed. Still, I was able to walk around for a little bit and actually found the church where Grammy's mother and father were married! It was great, but there wasn't much else to do. Left for Naples around 1600 and made it back to the Ship by 1900. I definitely need to check Avellino out again (preferably with a car...)!